Leg Workouts For Men

The Solution To Your Chicken Legs

Interested in packing on mountains of new muscle mass to your upper legs? Sick and tired of being known as the guy with chicken legs? Ready to learn some tips and tricks to build a great pair of wheels so you can finally wear a pair of shorts with confidence?

It's no secret that a key ingredient to packing on size and strength comes down to this dreaded fact: You have to train legs. Not only must you train them, but you have to train them hard. This article will take it a step further and teach you how to train them hard and efficiently.

This means you have to dish out punishment in an intelligent way so that the leg muscles are forced to grow in such a way that you don't spend the next six days moving around in a wheelchair. Yes, we're going to make you sore, but being sore for longer than three or four days is a clear sign that you overdid it.

Tip #1 - Split Your Week Up Into A Quad Dominant Day & Hip Dominant DayIf your legs have been a tough body part for you then begin by splitting your quads and hips (when I say "hips" I'm referencing the hams, lower back and glutes) into separate workout days to bring them up.

On a five-day split you could train quads on Monday and hips on Friday. This method allows you to give equal attention to the front of your legs and back of your legs.

A hip dominant day could include single joint exercises like leg curls or back extensions, and multi-joint exercises like deadlifts, sumo-style deadlifts, stiff leg deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts, feet wide/elevated leg press and all single limb variations.

Tip #2 - Prioritise Your Legs For At Least 6 WeeksI'm getting really tired of working out and having guys approach me while I train legs and say, "Man, I wish I had your legs..." and I always shake my head and think to myself, "You could, if you stopped training chest three times a week!"

Many people are afraid to take time away from their upper body in fear of "losing" their gains. That couldn't be any further from the truth. The only reason you'll lose size on your upper body is if you stop training it completely, which you are not doing, so throw that fear out the window.

Once you get your legs going twice a week, not only will you have a more proportional and symmetrical physique, but everything else will grow too because of the effects of hard training on your hormone levels.

Start training your legs regularly and hit your lower body with the right intensity and frequency and your entire body will keep on growing too. Six weeks of dedicated leg training two times per week will get you growing for weeks.